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Ansalon's Armor Tier List

By Ansalon

This is an armor tier list i threw together. It's just my opinion based on reading their ingame description. Most of them i've never worn. Some can go up or down a tier depending if you use them in a specific build.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction:

S - tier: Best in Slot

A - tier: Very strong but is probably either situational or outperformed by a similar armor

B - Tier: For when all your other good armors are taken

C - Tier: Decent to wear before you get the good armors. Can be situationally good

D - Tier: Don't waste your money on enchants

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Introduction:

S - tier: Best in Slot

Miscreant's Leathers:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Hands down the best armor for dps due to the reduced recovery time
Sharpshooter's Garb:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Best Armor for Arbalest/Arquebus/Crossbow users. Reduces reload time
Devil of Caroc Breastplate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Reduced Recovery time and +2 Power Pool. Especially good on Multi class since both classes benefit from the increased Power Pool
Reckless Brigandine:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Increased Action speed per engaged target. Best armor for tanks with a lot of engagement slots

A - tier: Very strong but is probably either situational or outperformed by a similar armor

The Bloody Links:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Exceptionally strong on Streetfighter/Humans due to proccs on bloodied
Swift Hunter's Garb:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Reduced Recovery Time. Outperformed by Miscreant's Leathers.
Pale Hide:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Very good on dps off tank. Incoming hit to grazes conversion and low recovery time. AoE fear
Hearth Defender's Scale[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Bonuses if good Relations with the Watcher, Penalties if bad. Very strong on a frontline support.
Patinated Plate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Chance to Stun attackers when hit with melee weapon. +armor against melee attacks. Strong on a pure tank but makes you super slow. Very good on chanter tanks, less useful on builds that care more about recovery.
Casità Samelia's Legacy:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Deflection scaling with Intimidate. Very strong if stacking Intimidate & Deflection.
Deltro's Cage[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] - +2 All Electricity Power Levels could have been great on Fury (Druid subclass) but 55% recovery time makes it garbage. Apparently you can make some very powerful builds[forums.obsidian.net] with this armor[forums.obsidian.net]. 55% recovery time keeps it out of beeing S - Tier. Sidenote, outside those synergies the armor is fairly useless.

B - Tier: For when all your other good armors are taken

Fleshmender:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Health/sec and Incoming hit to grazes conversion Very good on dps off tank.
Effigy's Husk:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Decent on a Ranged Streetfighter but Bloody Links is way better. Does have 0% Recovery though
Furrante's Breastplate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Reduces damage taken by party memebers and increases healing. Grants Concentration. Good for frontline Casters
Blackened Plate Armor[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] - Grants damage or heal over time aura. Random Mind Inspiration when bloodied. Second Aura deals damage over time and reduces armor by 1.
Gipon Prudensco:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +25 defense vs disengagement attacks. +1 deflection/+2 reflex when hit in combat (stacks 10x). Immunity to Flanked. Can get Immunity to disengagement attacks instead. Good if you want to rush past frontline to get into backline with your frontliner or to retreat with your backliner. Imo best used as a defensive option for a squishy frontliner.

C - Tier: Decent to wear before you get the good armors. Can be situationally good

Garari Cuirass: [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com]Incoming hit to grazes conversion. Reduced damage from weapons.
Cabalist's Gambeson:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Very good against spellcasters.
Spider Silk Robe:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Immune to Dexterity afflictions and Grants Binding Web.
Magnera's Chain:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Increases recovery time on attacker when getting crit with melee weapons. Resistant to Might affliction. Ok for tank.
Iridescent Scale:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Can be enchanted to be exceptionally strong vs a specific dmg type. Conjure Greater Blight.
Saint's War Armor:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Revives the wearer when they get knocked unconcious 1/per combat. Decent but with correct play they shouldn't be knocked unconcious in the first place
Desgraza Breastplate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Reduced Damage the lower health the wearer has. Ok for tanking
Five Suns Breastplate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] See above
Honor Guard Breastplate:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] See above
Humility[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] - 20% Resist Slash/Pierce attacks. Not bad on a backliner just not very good either

D - Tier: Don't waste your money on enchants

Nomad's Brigandine[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] - Can get Immunity to disengagement attacks but if you are a dedicated tank you probably dont care about that. Too much recovery for an offtank

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2 Comments

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MildlyInsaneCajunMan 29 Jul, 2023 @ 12:13pm

You make some good points. HOWEVER. Drip comes before all else.

CHAO$$$ 1 Feb, 2020 @ 6:20am

I feel you undervalue Garari Cuirass.

Resistance to might + 5% Flat damage on all weapons + 10% hit to graze (does not get overwritten by the might enchant!) +1 flat armor and crush as lowest with pierce and slash being the most common damage types and its leather so its fairly fast by default.

Maybe you dont want to bring it for The beast of winter but outside of that..
The thing is pretty damn good!

Definitely not C-tier in my book.

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